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Safes paces are free of prejudice; they promote inclusion, communication, participation for all. They are intentionally created to give room to all especially those that would be left out. They are avenues where all disenfranchised beings will feel welcomed. Safe spaces are assumed to be very easy to create. That with guidance from our culture, constitution, policies, rules and religion to mention a few, we are able to create safe spaces for all to live and let others live. These are among the many encounters that we have at our community court, and the community Mary arrives in the morning at the court with a swollen eye. It is so red and she seems to be in pain. The coach enquirers about the eye and she says `` Mum beat me because I went to the shop and bought something different.” ``Is that the only reason the coach insists?’’   ``Yes she says ‘’ the coach trying to comfort Mary says `` Mum need to be reported.” ``Mary agrees nodding her head and says `` I don’t know why she bea...

Sadili Oval is seeking to fill the following vacant positions: Social Educators/Project Assistant (2) - Must be Diploma/Degree level in Sociology, Public Health, Project Management, Community Development or Social Work, with great communication skills, and can use MS Excel, MS Word and MS Powerpoint. Community Tennis/Sports Coaches (2) – They will be working with children below 10 years. Must have attended high school, previous knowledge of playing/coaching tennis is preferable but not essential. To apply, please send the following documents to sadilioval@gmail.com : 1.     Cover letter of application 2.     Resume which includes 2 referees 3.     Copies of college/university, high school certificates, transcripts, testimonials The closing date for applications will be 12 th May 2017, 11.00 p.m. EAT. Only successful applicants will receive an email/telephone call inviting them for interview, by the 15 th May, 2017. For any further enquiri...

On Saturday 11 th March 2017 a record of eighty-one kids gathered at Sadili Oval and the Kibera Tennis Court for the 8-series Junior Tennis Challenge 1. This was the first tournament since 2017 began and the kids, mainly from Kibera and part of the Court of Dreams programme, braved the hot sun in Nairobi to showcase their talents. The tournament, run under a Sadili/International Inspiration partnership, was sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods, Sadili Oval and Comic Relief among others. The following are the results: U-6 Boys Blue Team Eugene Michael vs Lawrence Opiyo 6/7 Eugene Michael vs Ramsey Fred 10/11 Lawrence Opiyo vs Ramsey Fred 11/10 Ramsey Fred vs Joseph Odhiambo 11/10 Joseph Odhiambo vs Eugene Michael 4/11 Lawrence Opiyo vs Joseph Odhiambo11/7 Winners: Lawrence Opiyo, Eugene Michael, Ramsey Fred U-6 Girls Red Team Shantel Adatia vs Michelle Akinyi 9/11 Shantel Adatia vs Mary Noel 11/3 Mary Noel vs Laureen Adongo 7/6 Winner: Shantel Adatia Runner up: Michelle Akinyi ...

Situated on the edge of Kibera slums in Nairobi, St. Peter’s Primary and Nursery School is one of the schools participating in Sadili Oval Sports Academy’s Court of Dreams programme. The school was founded in 2011 by Mr. Titus Ndonga who is now the director and Ms. Clare Amachari, who is the head teacher. Like most schools in Kibera, pupils at St. Peter’s learn under very poor conditions. With a population of 60 pupils from nursery to Std. 4, the school has only 3 teachers (including the head teacher). All the 60 pupils learn in the same room, barely partitioned using old rags. Outside the building they call school is a foul smelling stream of stagnant water that is full of litter. Despite these circumstances, the school’s head teacher has chosen to focus on the positive side: the fact that things have been getting better ever since she had the school enrolled on the Court of Dreams programme.  “I can’t help but notice how much change there has been in these pupils since our school...

Sadili 8-series tournaments have become a staple for kids under the age of 12, especially those in Sadili’s Court of Dreams programme. On Saturday 8 th October 2016 , the trend continued and a record of  78 boys and girls gathered to participate in the  Sadili 8-Series challenge no. 7. Having considered the fact that most kids in the court of dreams programme live in Kibera, this time the younger groups (under 6 and under 8) played at Sadili’s Kibera tennis courts as the older ones (under 10 and under 12) played at Sadili Oval’s tennis courts. It was a very sunny weekend in Nairobi, but the kids made the day interesting and fun with their wonderful prowess in the game. Sadili Staff did great work organising the kids into teams and shortly after their registration, matches got swiftly underway. Run under a Sadili/International Inspiration partnership, this tournament was proudly sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods, Sadili Oval, Comic Relief as well as volunteer coach Kent Smit...

Fifty-nine junior tennis players converged at Sadili Oval Sports Academy on Saturday 3 rd September 2016 for the Sadili 8-Series Junior Tennis Challenge no. 6 for U6, U8, U10 and U12. Despite the cold weather in Nairobi, high quality tennis was seen in all the matches.   This was a free-entry tournament, open for everyone, with a majority of the participants drawn from Sadili’s Court of Dreams project. There were a total of 8 events and 12 draws played in all the 7 tennis courts at Sadili Oval.  The tournament, run under a Sadili/International Inspiration partnership, was sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods, Sadili Oval and Comic Relief among others. This time Sadili staff were lucky to have experienced volunteer coaches from the USA, Kent Smith and Christine Smith joining them as referees. The volunteer coaches have been spending their afternoons at the Kibera Tennis Court teaching tennis to kids. RESULTS OF THE TOURNAMENT-03/09/2016 In the under 6 boys’ category, seed ...